The peloton rolled into Paris on Sunday after 2,068 miles of thrilling racing in the 2022 Tour de France. It was a grueling edition of the Tour with riders battling a brutal heatwave and a relentless pace on nearly every stage.
Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the yellow jersey, dropping two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on two mountain stages to take the overall win.
Photographers Jered and Ashley Gruber follow the action on motorbikes, capture every sprint finish, and join the screaming fans along the course to bring us the Tour from every angle. Here are their best photos from the 2022 race.
The peloton, followed by a caravan of team cars, climb the Lacets de Montvernier on Stage 11.
Fans in Denmark cheer on the peloton on Stage 2.
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won Stage 15 in Carcassonne for the first Tour win of his career.
Tadej Pogačar rides through smoke set off by a fan while climbing the Granon on Stage 11. Pogačar lost several minutes to Jonas Vingegaard on the stage and would give up the yellow jersey.
Vingegaard during his stage-winning attack on the Granon.
Wout Van Aert of Jumbo Visma cools down after Stage 8, one of his three stage wins.
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) gets splashed by a fan during his ascent of Alpe d’Huez. He’d go on to win Stage 12 at the top of the legendary climb.
Four-time Tour winner Chris Froome finished third on the top of Alpe d’Huez in Stage 12.
Stage 5 featured 11 rough sections of cobbled roads.
EF Education-EasyPost riders were easy to spot this year.
The peloton rides along Lake Geneva during Stage 9.
Though he wouldn’t wear yellow in Paris, Pogačar took three stage wins this year, including the Tour’s first summit finish on Stage 7.
It was an emotional win for Canadian Hugo Houle on Stage 16. Houle crossed the line pointing to the sky in honor of his brother Pierrik, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2012 while out for a run.
Vingegaard removes his slightly damaged yellow jersey after a crash on Stage 15.
Bob Jungels took the Stage 19 win in the Alps after going solo for 62km.
Pogačar’s attacks were constant on Stage 14 but Vingegaard never lost the wheel.
The peloton on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Jonas Vingegaard raises his yellow Cervélo S5 after the final stage in Paris. The yellow Wahoo mount is a nice touch.
